Dead Run: An Inspector Heimrich Mystery

Captain Heimrich #22

by Richard Lockridge

Book

Genres: Mystery

225 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1976

About the author

An American writer of detective fiction, Richard Lockridge's frequent collaborator was his wife Frances Lockridge, who co-wrote the Mr. and Mrs. North mystery series and other popular books.

The couple also published under the shared pseudonym Francis Richards.

Reviews

[Kathy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as the others. Way too much detail about the drinking and the preparation of steaks.

[Robyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Early Bird Book Deal | A bit melancholy | We get more of Michael than in all his other appearances combined, and that's nice. But the victim was a friend from previous books, which is sad, and Heimrich and Susan seem to be feeling their advancing years a bit. It being a winter murder is very clear, much is made of the snow, the ice, the cold, but you forget that it's a Christmas murder because there's no holiday joy even for those uninvolved in death. Just a nice older widower with almost no family left, killed for being a good person, and a nice young woman almost killed for happening to witness.

[Liz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sad to say have reached the end of the Heimrich series (though this one is actually next to last since I had to read The Tenth Life out of order). Fortunately for me Lockridge did write two other shorter series, so will do those soon.
Murder gets closer to home when a neighbor and friend is killed on a wintry evening when Sam Jackson is deliberately hit by a car. And unfortunately it is witnessed by the newly introduced girlfriend of Heimrich's stepson.

[Donna Looze · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hanging. . .

This novel seemed to end with no conclusion to an unexpected death. I found the conclusion disturbing. Maybe it is addressed in the next book in the series, but nothing leads one to assume that will be the case.

[Suzi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm rereading mysteries I enjoyed thirty for forty years ago. The Heimich series is still enjoyable and a quick read. I like the characters,

[S.T. Karnick · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good mystery

Ok puzzle, interesting milieu, but too much domestic activity that doesn't advance the story. Likeable detective, interesting social observations about 1970s America.

[Jan Yarnot · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoy Heimrich, Susan, and the family, (especially Colonel, who is a Very Old Dog now. Sadly, this is the last book I have till I start haunting used book stores.

[Lisa Kucharski · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid mystery. Great story. A long-time character in the series is killed. The murderer uses a car to run the victim down, once to knock him down, then again to crush him. It is a couple days before Christmas and the entire Heimrich family is in town. Plotting is tight, and the story is well-written. This has to be one of the last books written by Lockridge and he is top form. Lovely to see the Heimrich family featured in this book.